Detroit STANDDDDDD up. The ball club from the Motor City, the Gritty Tigs — otherwise known as America’s Team this postseason — have swept the experienced Houston Astros in the AL Wild Card round. An eighth-inning rally led by an Andy Ibáñez pinch-hit bases-clearing double vaulted Detroit into the AL Division Series. It’ll be the Michigan outfit’s first time in the ALDS since 2013 when Miguel Cabrera took home Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Player award.
Despite neither game occurring at Comerica Park, that didn’t stop the fans from celebrating this remarkable triumph. Detriot’s baseball home held a watch party for Games 1 and 2, opening its gates more than an hour prior to first pitch on both days. The club even handed out free “Tigers in the Wild” t-shirts on a first come first serve basis.
Per Spotrac, the entire 26-man Tigers Wild Card roster “combines for $18.8M of 2024 salary.” For context, Josh Hader, Houston’s closer was paid $19M in 2024. Those numbers are quite jarring. Talk about an underdog…